And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw [water], and drew for all his camels.
20. trough ] There was a separate receptacle, probably of stone, for watering the animals; Rebekah empties the rest of her pitcher into this trough, and probably has to fill it several times in order to give water enough for the 10 camels 1 [21] .
[21] Times, p. 4, Aug. 18, 1913, “Studies in the Zoological Gardens, 4.” “However ‘patient of thirst,’ in Thomson’s phrase, the camel may be it is also true that it drinks inordinate quantities when it gets the chance. It is recorded that an individual [camel] has drunk as much as 20 gallons at a sitting, a fact which throws new light on the incident of Rebekah at the well. Abraham’s servant had ten camels, and after he had refreshed himself from Rebekah’s pitcher, ‘she said, I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have done drinking. And the man, wondering at her, held his peace.’ As well he might. ‘Until they have done drinking’ the words were written by one who knew camels; and Rebekah’s acts of kindness to the stranger and his beasts were of larger proportions than the casual reader of these days might infer.”
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
And she hasted and emptied her pitcher into the trough,…. The place out of which cattle drank water, being put there for that purpose, which was of wood or of stones made hollow; into this Rebekah poured out what was left in her pitcher after the servant had drank:
and ran again to the well to draw [water]; and which must be repeated several times to have enough for all the camels, for it follows:
and drew for all his camels; and there were ten of them; and these, being thirsty after so long a journey, required a great deal of water to satisfy them; therefore Rebekah must take a vast deal of pains and labour to draw water for them all until they had enough.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
20. Drew for all his camels “I have never found any young lady so generous as this fair daughter of Bethuel . She drew for all his camels, and for nothing, while I have often found it difficult to get my horse watered even for money . Rebekah emptied her pitcher into the trough, an article always found about wells, and frequently made of stone . ” Thomson .
And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels. And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.
Reader! have you never found occasion in the review of God’s dealings with you, to stand amazed, as this man did?
Gen 24:20 And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw [water], and drew for all his camels.
Ver. 20. And ran again to the well. ] In the city of Haran, at this day, saith one, there is to be seen a well of very clear water, where Rebekah gave drink to Eliezer and his camels; there likewise, Rachel, Laban’s daughter, first spake to Jacob, &c. It is called by the townsmen Abraham’s Well. a This water hath a very pleasant taste, and is a notable type of holy baptism. For as the patriarchs took their wives by this well; so Christ receiveth his spouse the Church, by that sacrament; which is, Beersheba, the Well of an Oath, where we pass into the covenant, and are betrothed unto Christ in faithfulness, Hos 2:20 the thistle to the cedar. 2Ki 14:9
a Itinerar. Script., p. 83.
Reciprocal: Gen 48:15 – did walk
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge